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Lithuanian LKL Round 4 recap
Many of the leagues around Europe are getting underway, but the action in the Lithuanian LKL is already in its fourth round of play. During this round reigning champions Zalgiris Kaunas bounced back from defeat in Game 3, while Neptunas Klaipeda continued their unbeaten start to the campaign to top the league. Elsewhere Juventus and…
Read MoreGerman BBL tips off with 5 games
The German BBL got underway on Thursday night with five clashes across the country. It is that time of the year when the new Basketball season is upon us and the excitement is building as leagues start across the continent. The German BBL got going with all five games going in favor of the host…
Read MoreFinnish Korisliiga opens with five games
The Finnish Korisliiga is underway for the 2014/2015 campaign with five games tipping off the season on Wednesday. Eleven teams make up the top flight of Basketball in Finland so the action is rapid and the season is always packed full of drama, with a healthy helping of twists and turns along the way. A…
Read MorePGE Turow wins Polish SuperCup
Reigning Polish TBL title holders PGE Turow Zgorzelec defeated 2014 Polish Cup champions Slask Wroclaw 85-70 in the SuperCup game. This contest is the curtain raiser for the season and pits the league and cup winners from the previous term against each other, with PGE Turow emerging victorious. The win puts Zgorzelec in good stead…
Read MoreKrka Novo Mesto wins Slovenian SuperCup
Krka Novo Mesto won the coveted pre-season Slovenian SuperCup with a victory over rivals Union Olimpija Ljubljana 68-65 in the town of Sencur. It was the fourth time that the club has won the trophy that pits the previous season’s league and cup winners together. In this case Krka Novo Mesto is holder of both…
Read MoreALBA Berlin clinches German SuperCup
ALBA Berlin registered a pre-season blow to rivals Bayern Munich in the German SuperCup, emerging with a 76-68 win. Bundesliga Cup winners ALBA will be buoyed by the success as they gear up to start a busy campaign in the league and Euroleague. As for Bayern, the German league winners from last season will not…
Read MoreCSKA Moscow wins Gloria Cup
CSKA Moscow has defeated Unicaja Malaga to win the Gloria Cup international pre-season tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. opponents to win the game 88-84 after a close fought contest that sets both clubs in good stead before the start of the Euroleague. CSKA Moscow made the early moves in the game, outpacing Malaga in the first…
Read MorePau-Lacq-Orthez opens ProA with a win
The French ProA got underway on Friday evening as Pau-Lacq-Orthez welcomed Entente Orleans and took a 72-60 home win. As meaningless as it is at this stage of the campaign, Pau are now sitting pretty at the top of the league while the downed visitors are rooted to the bottom. That is likely to change…
Read MoreUnics Kazan reaches the Euroleague
Russian club Unics Kazan punched its ticket to the Euroleague Regular Season after gunning down French outfit ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne 79-88 in the final of the qualifying tournament. After a week of competitive do or die contests, the competition was whittled down to these two teams. Unics rallied back from a huge deficit to snatch…
Read MoreEuroleague Qualifying, final game set
We are at the business end of the Euroleague Qualifying tournament after the final was locked today, with ASVEL Lyon and Unics Kazan booking their place in the do or die showpiece on Friday evening. Both clubs will now go toe to toe on the hardwood of Sleuyter Arena in Belgium to decide which will…
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